The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conversational Sign Language Illustrated (Idiot's Guides)

Focusing on the less formal and more popular PSE (Pidgin Sign English), this is the perfect guide to the fundamentals of communicating through sign in a variety of everyday situations. Inside, readers will discover how to sign for small talk, emotions, directions, weather, family and friends, special occasions, recreation, travel, around the house, dining out, shopping, education, at the workplace, emergencies, and more.
Includes more than 500 photos
First and only book on sign language that contains a DVD
There are approximately two million deaf people in the United States
90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, and PSE is the form of signing most often learned and taught by parents